The 1980 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 1 May 1980 to elect councillors to Bath City Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. One third of seats were up for election. Two seats were contested in Lyncombe and Widcombe due to extra vacancies occurring.
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18 of 48 seats (one third plus two vacant seats) to Bath City Council 24 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of the 1980 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative and Red showing Labour. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results summary edit
Bath City Council election, 1980 | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 13 | 72.2% | 20 | 33 | 68.8% | 14,372 | 48.2% | 1.5% | ||
Labour | 5 | 27.8% | 9 | 14 | 29.2% | 10,490 | 35.2% | 4.2% | ||
Liberal | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 2.1% | 3,678 | 12.3% | 4.2% | ||
Ecology | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1,173 | 3.9% | 0.5% | ||
World Government | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 102 | 0.3% | N/A |
Ward results edit
Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1976, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1979 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.
Abbey edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Laurence John Harris Coombs * | 1,009 | 65.2 | ||
Labour | A. Spiller | 437 | 28.2 | ||
World Government | Gilbert Young | 102 | 6.6 | ||
Majority | 572 | 37.0 | |||
Turnout | 38.4 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,033 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bathwick edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mary Elizabeth Rawlings * | 1,155 | 60.9 | ||
Liberal | Rob Greig | 544 | 28.7 | ||
Labour | T. Smithin | 197 | 10.4 | ||
Majority | 611 | 32.2 | |||
Turnout | 38.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,950 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bloomfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Samuel Leslie Jane * | 1,082 | 63.2 | ||
Conservative | J. Jones | 630 | 36.8 | ||
Majority | 452 | 26.4 | |||
Turnout | 42.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,062 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Combe Down edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Attwood * | 1,024 | 70.6 | ||
Labour | A. Whitehouse | 426 | 29.4 | ||
Majority | 598 | 41.2 | |||
Turnout | 34.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,169 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Kingsmead edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | George Durant Kersley * | 914 | 52.2 | ||
Labour | J. Hornblower | 551 | 31.5 | ||
Liberal | Adrian Pegg | 171 | 9.8 | ||
Ecology | D. Taylor | 114 | 6.5 | ||
Majority | 363 | 20.7 | |||
Turnout | 43.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,042 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lambridge edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Anthony John Rhymes * | 779 | 47.6 | ||
Labour | D. Pearce | 458 | 28.0 | ||
Liberal | A. Kerslake | 398 | 24.3 | ||
Majority | 321 | 19.6 | |||
Turnout | 52.9 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,089 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lansdown edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Cheek * | 936 | 54.3 | ||
Liberal | P. Davis | 402 | 23.3 | ||
Labour | D. Holley | 257 | 14.9 | ||
Ecology | A. Gimingham | 130 | 7.5 | ||
Majority | 534 | 31.0 | |||
Turnout | 44.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,908 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lyncombe edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. Sellick | 1,213 | 54.7 | ||
Conservative | George Henry Hall | 1,140 | – | ||
Ecology | Don Grimes | 580 | 26.2 | ||
Labour | P. Underdown | 423 | 19.1 | ||
Labour | S. King | 303 | – | ||
Turnout | 49.2 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,501 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Newbridge edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edwina Harding Bradley * | 991 | 55.9 | ||
Liberal | L. Corner | 496 | 28.0 | ||
Labour | C. Whitmarsh | 286 | 16.1 | ||
Majority | 495 | 27.9 | |||
Turnout | 44.2 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,009 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Oldfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Pamela Richards | 979 | 62.2 | ||
Conservative | H. Jennings | 429 | 27.3 | ||
Liberal | S. Jones | 166 | 10.5 | ||
Majority | 550 | 34.9 | |||
Turnout | 37.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,245 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Southdown edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Padfield * | 794 | 56.4 | ||
Conservative | E. Holloway | 388 | 27.6 | ||
Liberal | B. Potter | 226 | 16.1 | ||
Majority | 406 | 28.8 | |||
Turnout | 40.7 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,458 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Twerton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Raymond Charles Rosewarn * | 1,585 | 86.6 | ||
Conservative | T. Simpson | 246 | 13.4 | ||
Majority | 1,339 | 73.2 | |||
Turnout | 46.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,972 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Walcot edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Humphrey Lyons * | 623 | 46.9 | ||
Labour | S. Sweeney | 409 | 30.8 | ||
Liberal | R. Wardle | 187 | 14.1 | ||
Ecology | R. Oldfield | 110 | 8.3 | ||
Majority | 214 | 16.1 | |||
Turnout | 35.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,790 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Westmoreland edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Leslie Albert William Ridd * | 1,203 | 75.6 | ||
Conservative | T. Maginsky | 389 | 24.4 | ||
Majority | 814 | 51.2 | |||
Turnout | 38.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,101 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Weston edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | T. Vaughan * | 961 | 45.6 | ||
Liberal | Leon Pitt | 754 | 35.8 | ||
Labour | J. Waters | 391 | 18.6 | ||
Majority | 207 | 9.8 | |||
Turnout | 49.7 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,239 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Widcombe edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jeannette Farley Hole * | 792 | 49.7 | ||
Conservative | S. Dunn | 753 | – | ||
Labour | D. Book | 385 | 24.2 | ||
Labour | P. Grogan | 324 | – | ||
Ecology | R. Carder | 239 | 15.0 | ||
Liberal | D. England | 177 | 11.1 | ||
Liberal | Kenneth Drain | 157 | – | ||
Turnout | 35.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,946 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |